false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170358600m/49350.jpg 49350 30 The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature.So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go-- the darkness of his own heart.With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle-- and a desperate search for a sadistic killer. 449511 book 1994 The Concrete Blonde (Harry Bosch, #3) total:2250|5:537|4:1017|3:612|2:74|1:10| 2250 8747 2844 132 5 2 true false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 04:42:39 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 12:28:41 -0800 2008 1 3 2 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 14:45:52 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 13:32:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:07:39 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:08:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 03:36:07 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 00:10:18 -0700 2009
There is something I really dislike about a main character whose name I can't pronounce. And Bosc...more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 04:22:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 08:03:41 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 18 07:08:25 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:40:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 09:17:17 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 06:06:29 -0800 2008
The relationships betwee...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 30 10:58:43 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 11:05:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 09 06:35:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 06:32:23 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 06:35:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 20 06:26:14 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:12:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 23 10:26:26 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 10:36:04 -0800 2008 I'm not a big fan of novels about serial killers with distinctive M.O.'s who leave clues in notes sent to the lead detective, particularly when the supposed murderer has already been incarcerated or killed, and the possibility of a copycat--or an original injustice--emerges. Been there, done ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 19:34:22 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:39:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sat Aug 30 14:50:36 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 14:50:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 09:26:43 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 09:41:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 20:15:32 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 20:18:44 -0700 2009
Connelly's first two novels impressed me with their mashup of private eye and police procedural, and this one adds courtroom drama to the mix.

This book is a look into Bosch's past and his future. It builds on the previous two, creating an atmo...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 09:24:26 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 09:28:46 -0700 2009 The Poet in particular) this certainly isn't one of them. Hackneyed and repetitive it starts out well enough but becomes more and more predicatble as time passes and we near the inevitable denoument. more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 20:15:58 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 19:58:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 17:18:49 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 06:09:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:20:27 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 17:23:09 -0800 2009
i'm done with bosch for at least the next few weeks (mainly because i don't have any more in my possession), but boy was t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 17 05:56:01 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 05:56:57 -0700 2008 But the dead man'...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=49350